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Three eunuchs walked quickly into the Hall of Supreme Harmony and personally handed over three urgent memorials from eight hundred miles away to the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict then handed the three memorials to Xu Jinsong.

Xu Jinsong did not hesitate and quickly opened the three memorials one by one.

However, after just a quick glance at the contents of the memorial, a look of shock appeared on Xu Jinsong's old face!

When the officials around him saw Xu Jinsong's reaction, their pupils widened and their eyes were filled with surprise.

Since Xu Jinsong became the prime minister of the cabinet, he has already developed the ability to remain calm in the face of emergencies.

Even when faced with difficult or dangerous situations, one can usually remain calm.

However, Xu Jinsong's reaction at this moment was something that most officials present had never seen before.

The empress also noticed Xu Jinsong's expression, and her heart immediately skipped a beat.

These three memorials have one thing in common, that is, they all come from the Jiangnan region, and they are from the three most powerful governors today.

But there was only one person missing, the Grand Marshal Xiao Zongnan who led the imperial army of 500,000!

"Your Majesty, Xiao..."

After a while, Xu Jinsong opened his mouth. He originally wanted to directly tell the contents of the memorial.

But he soon realized that he had chosen the wrong word and changed the subject.

"The Thirteenth Prince, he... was chopped... by Xia Yun."

After careful consideration, Xu Jinsong stammered and summarized the contents of the three urgent memorials sent over a distance of 800 miles in one sentence.

As soon as the words came out.

There was an uproar in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in an instant, and almost all the officials had expressions of extreme shock on their faces!

Xia Yun actually chopped Xiao Zongnan!

How can this be? !

In the beginning, many officials found it difficult to accept this fact.

You know, Xiao Zongnan's status is no different from that of an ordinary prince.

He is the younger brother of the late emperor, a direct descendant of the royal family, and the thirteenth uncle of the current empress!

In the end, he died at the hands of Xia Yun!

At this moment, the empress's face did not show much shock.

On the contrary, the empress's expression was extremely gloomy.

She had already expected this, so she was not too surprised by the result Xu Jinsong said.

With the courage of that bastard Xia Yunyu, it is entirely possible that he would do such a thing!

"Explain clearly what is in the memorial."

The empress spoke in a gloomy voice.

Xu Jinsong did not hesitate and immediately told on the spot the fact that Xiao Zongnan colluded with the Japanese pirates and plotted rebellion in the three memorials.

And according to the three memorials, Xia Yun had no choice but to execute Xiao Zongnan on the spot in accordance with the laws of Daliang in order to save countless common people in inland Zhejiang.

After dozens of breaths.

In the court, all the civil and military officials finally lost their patience.

"Your Majesty! Xia Yun acted so recklessly and boldly that he dared to kill the prince of the court. I respectfully request Your Majesty to punish him severely!"

"Xiao Zongnan is the late emperor's brother. How can Xia Yun take arbitrarily to punish him? Your Majesty, this time you must recall Xia Yun to the capital and hand him over to the three judicial departments for a strict investigation of his crimes!"

"According to Daliang's laws, crimes committed by royal nobles should be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for trial. Who is Xia Yun? Why did he execute a prince without authorization? Your Majesty, the Daliang court will never tolerate evil!"

"..."

In just a few dozen breaths, almost half of the civil and military officials stepped out from the ranks and began to give advice in excited words.

Among these people, there were many ministers of the first and second ranks in the court, including the five ministers of the Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Personnel.

Even the Censorate produced many imperial censors.

There is no doubt that Xia Yun really angered everyone this time.

However, it was at this moment that Xu Jinsong suddenly took the steps of aging, walked to the imperial steps, and tremblingly presented the three memorials.

"Your Majesty, please take a look at these memorials yourself."

There seemed to be something unspeakable in Xu Jinsong's voice.

This forced the empress to take it seriously.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict took the three memorials to the dragon table and spread them out one by one. The empress then scanned the three memorials carefully.

However, the more the empress looked, the more frightened she became.

Needless to say, Xia Yun's memorial was all about explaining the execution of Xiao Zongnan.

In the memorials submitted by Zhao Gongming and Lei Zhenning, apart from explaining the execution of Xiao Zongnan, all their words were in defense of Xia Yun!

Moreover, Zhao Gongming had already stated in his memorial that the court's 600,000 troops in Zhejiang were now all under the control of him and Lei Zhenning.

Xia Yun also has an army of 60,000 elite soldiers at his disposal!

In other words, today, Zhao Gongming, Lei Zhenning, and Xia Yun control almost two-thirds of the military forces of the entire Daliang Dynasty!

At this moment, even if Zhao Gongming did not say much, the empress could feel the deep meaning contained in the memorial.

Xia Yun can't move!

Thinking of this, a cold light suddenly appeared in the empress's eyes.

Similarly, Xu Jinsong, who was standing at the jade steps, also had a very gloomy look on his face.

"Zhao Gongming, the poisonous snake, is finally out of the cage!"

Xu Jinsong was secretly furious.

He did not object much to Zhao Gongming's leading the expedition this time.

However, what no one expected was that Zhao Gongming could seize the opportunity and control the court's 600,000 troops in one fell swoop!

Even if Zhao Gongming had no intention of establishing his own army, the military force he controlled would be enough to dominate one side and he would no longer be restrained by the cabinet!

And because of Xia Yun's terrifying logistical supply capabilities, these 600,000 soldiers and horses do not need to rely on the court for food, and can be self-sufficient under Zhao Gongming's command!

"Your Majesty, the situation is urgent, please make a decision as soon as possible!"

"If Xia Yun refuses to return to Beijing, I am willing to lead my troops to Nanzhili to capture Xia Yun!"

"..."

At this time, the officials who were not clear about the specific contents of the three memorials became restless again when they saw that the empress and Xu Jinsong were silent at the same time.

The Ninth Prince Xiao Yan remained silent from beginning to end.

Although he did not know the specific content of the memorial, when he thought about the situation in Zhejiang, he already had some guesses in his heart.

"Preach my will."

After a while, finally, an extremely cold voice came out of the empress's mouth.

A group of Jiangnan Party officials instantly showed excitement on their faces. In their opinion, the empress was planning to severely punish Xia Yun.

However, as the next few words came out of the empress's mouth, a group of Jiangnan Party officials were stunned on the spot.

"Xiao Zongnan colluded with the Japanese pirates and plotted treason. He is hereby sentenced to immediate execution and will be handed over to the Zhejiang Governor's Office for execution!"

Forced by the huge military power in the hands of Xia Yun and the other two, the empress had to compromise once again!

All the civil and military officials were dumbfounded.

No one expected that Xia Yun would not be convicted at all after executing a court prince without authorization!